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Andy Pettitte

Andrew Eugene Pettitte (pronounced "PET-it"), born June 15, 1972, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is an American left-handed pitcher currently signed to the New York Yankees.
In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995-2003. He then signed with the Houston Astros, playing from 2004 through 2006. On December 8, 2006, his agent Randy Hendricks announced that Pettitte agreed to a 1-year, $16 million contract (with a 1-year player option for 2008) to return to the Yankees. The deal is pending a physical Through 2006, Pettite is 9th of all active major league players in W-L pct. (.641); 13th in wins (186; all those ahead of him are older than he is); and 17th in strikeouts (1,703). Through 2006, of all Yankee pitchers career-wise he is 5th in strikeouts (1,275), tied for 6th in games started (276), and 9th in wins (149).
Pettitte has been a 20-game winner twice, posting 21-8 records in 1996 and 2003. Pettitte has been a part of 6 American League pennant-winning teams and 4 World Series championship teams. He is tied for a record 13 playoff wins with John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves. He is the only MLB pitcher since 1930 to win at least 12 games in each of his first 9 seasons. For his career, Pettitte has a 186-104 win-loss record, with a 3.81 ERA and 1,703 strikeouts in 2,312 innings. He is 9th of all active pitchers in won-lost percentage (.641)